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Astrid Van Heumen

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Managing Partner/ Owner at Corporate Casting
📍 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Astrid van Heumen is an entrepreneur and the Managing Partner of Corporate Casting, an executive search firm. She founded the impact startup Widows for Widows, a support platform for those who have lost a partner. A Radboud University graduate, she previously served as Chair of the Dutch Women’s Council.

Fueled by her personal experience of losing her husband, Astrid is passionate about empowering others, particularly women, to navigate loss and regain control of their lives. She describes herself as a "capital feminist" and is dedicated to creating supportive communities and fostering empathic leadership.

Unique fact: As Chair of the Dutch Womens Council (founded in 1898), she was involved in selecting the annual UN womens representative for the Netherlands.

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Experience
13 Years
Current Role
Managing Partner/ Owner
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
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Women's Empowerment
As the former Chair of the Dutch Women’s Council and a self-described "capital feminist, " she has a long history of advocating for and empowering women.
Impact Entrepreneurship
She founded Widows for Widows, a community-focused impact startup, and is associated with accelerator Antler and the Websummit Lisbon impact track.
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Career

Work history

2-2012
Managing Partner/ Owner
Corporate Casting
6-2021
Founder / owner
Widows and Widowers | Support voor Weduwen en Weduwnaars
12-2019 - 4-2024
Co-Founder and Partner
PCENL
5-2020 - 3-2023
Creative Partner
Creative Capital Studio
2-2019 - 9-2022
Bestuursvoorzitter Stichting OPZIJ
Stichting OPZIJ
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Education
1989 - 1993
drs
Radboud University
1988 - 1992
Japankunde social economic history
Erasmus University Rotterdam
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